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Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Authors Amicus Brief in Landmark Copyright Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month--Civil Rights Advocates: Dale Minami and Minoru Yasui
Transgender Women in Law Mixer
Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman is Hosting a CLE About Recent Copyright Developments for In-House Counsel
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Case Studies
Federal Circuit upholds successful opposition against application to register LEHMAN BROTHERS for whiskey
We succesfully represented our client, Major League Baseball Partners, Inc.
Federal Circuit reverses cancellation of U.S. trademark registrations
The Second Circuit affirms summary judgment for our client.
We established that cigarette rolling paper size designations are generic.
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